The Braves, the same team that scored 947 runs, failed to score for the first time in 187 straight home games. This already feels like 2022.
ATLANTA — Were those ghosts we saw Saturday night? Because it certainly felt like the were just subjected to another October haunting. They won 100-plus games as an Atlanta franchise for the eighth time, but when they opened the postseason they immediately projected that imminent doom, a fate similar to their seven predecessors. Advertisement They not only lost to the , they failed to score a run.
And speaking of an alternate universe, what was manager Brian Snitker thinking when he changed the lineup? Advertisement Snitker made some fairly significant changes in the batting order, moving to the No. 2 spot and hitting fourth. Riley had hit second only once all season, going 0-for-3. Albies had batted cleanup in only 11 games, going 5-for-42 with 10 strikeouts and one run scored.
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